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WorksheetsVocabulary Workshop C/7-9
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The acme of my career
a)
low point
b)
commencement
c)
highest point
d)
nadir
2.
endowed a library
a)
visited
b)
joined
c)
worked in
d)
funded
3.
an exotic setting
a)
drab
b)
pleasant
c)
colorful
d)
unusual
4.
pronounced her a prodigy
a)
failure
b)
marvel
c)
victim
d)
cheat
5.
a haggard expression
a)
angry
b)
careworn
c)
happy
d)
comical
6.
a gaunt prisoner
a)
escaped
b)
starved
c)
doomed
d)
chained
7.
apt to bite
a)
unlikely
b)
liable
c)
difficult
d)
certain
8.
menial tasks
a)
lowly
b)
rewarding
c)
complicated
d)
simple
9.
Synonym: jaunty
a)
ancient
b)
young
c)
lively
d)
heavy
10.
Synonym: wallow
a)
roll about
b)
look around
c)
read over
d)
go outside
11.
Synonym: unflagging
a)
humorless
b)
hopeless
c)
senseless
d)
tireless
12.
Antonym: cryptic
a)
funereal
b)
scary
c)
staccato
d)
clear
13.
Antonym: belittle
a)
shrink
b)
exaggerate
c)
size up
d)
finish
14.
Antonym: unassuming
a)
concerned
b)
concentrated
c)
conceited
d)
concise
15.
I opened the blinds just enough to let a few golden rays of sunshine ___ the darkened room.
a)
nullify
b)
endow
c)
infiltrate
d)
convey
16.
The prosecutor sought to prove that the defendant had ___ the victim to death with a fireplace poker.
a)
plummeted
b)
abutted
c)
belittled
d)
bludgeoned
17.
menial is to master as
a)
prodigy is to marvel
b)
crony is to enemy
c)
proxy is to agent
d)
turncoat is to renegade
18.
turncoat is to betray as
a)
clotheshorse is to trot
b)
smarty-pants is to teach
c)
pickpocket is to steal
d)
gumshoe is to chew
19.
plummet is to down as
a)
sink is to up
b)
flit is to down
c)
soar is to up
d)
descend is to up
20.
waver is to self-doubt
a)
welcome is to self-respect
b)
wallow is to self-indulgence
c)
wither is to self-control
d)
whimper is to self-esteem
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